'We're patriotic, but not enough' - Irish State is 100 years old

Today marks 100 years since the foundation of the Irish Free State. Mark Henry, Author of ‘In Fact: An Optimist’s Guide to Ireland at 100’ argues in the Journal.ie today that we’ve come a long way in that 100 years and that Ireland is now one of the...

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13.05 6 Dec 2022

'We're patriotic, but not enou...

'We're patriotic, but not enough' - Irish State is 100 years old

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Today marks 100 years since the foundation of the Irish Free State. Mark Henry, Author of ‘In Fact: An Optimist’s Guide to Ireland at 100’ argues in the Journal.ie today that we’ve come a long way in that 100 years and that Ireland is now one of the very best countries in the world to live in. What do you think? Is Ireland in 2022 worth celebrating?

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